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JOHN RICHARDS WAS A PANELIST DURING THE UIC JOHN MARSHALL LAW SCHOOL 63RD ANNUAL IP CONFERENCE
John Richards served as a panelist during a discussion of important patent cases during the UIC John Marshall Law School 63rd Annual IP Conference in Chicago, Illinois on Friday, November 1st,...
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LADAS ATTORNEY HAS BEEN APPOINTED TO NYC BAR PATENTS COMMITTEE
Ladas & Parry is pleased to announce that attorney William Lee has been appointed to serve on the Patents Committee for the New York City Bar for a one-year term which started on September...
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Case Report: Return Mail Inc. v. United States Postal Service, Available in Our Education Center
On Monday, June 10th, in Return Mail Inc. v. United States Postal Service, the United States Supreme Court held that government entities could not be considered “persons” entitled to challenge patents owned by others before the Patent Trial and...
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On June 20, 2019, the United States Supreme Court held that government entities could not be considered “persons” entitled to challenge patents owned by others before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board...
Read ArticleDESIGN PATENT PROTECTION FOR REPLACEMENT PARTS
The fight between insurers and car manufacturers as to whether and, if so how, to protect the design of spare parts for cars delayed the implementation of an EU regulation on design protection for well over a decade and ended in an uneasy...
Read Article ARTICLE BY JOHN RICHARDS ABOUT DESIGN PATENT PROTECTION FOR REPLACEMENT AUTO PARTS IS NOW AVAILABLE IN THE EDUCATION CENTER
In July, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in the case of Automotive Body Parts Association v. Ford Global Technologies, LLC agreed with car manufacturers that aesthetic functionality and exceptions in infringement law for patent auto...
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